Friday

Where there’s smoke, there’s this: a three-day festival of barbecue from Bub City, Lillie’s Q, Smoque
and—direct from Texas—the Salt Lick. And because barbecue always tastes better with a little country
music: 14 bands to set the mood.

Saturday

Before the race to Mackinac begins, you’re going to gather at Navy Pier to drink champagne and watch all
the pretty boats sail by in a prerace procession. After, there’s a party at Roof, where you can watch a
procession of more pretty things.

Sunday

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Meet the White Castle Bloody Mary

After a late Saturday night, we usually don’t recommend places that have a lot of beeping, blipping and
Donkey Kong–ing. But this arcade/bar combo has a hangover-ready Bloody Mary that’s skewered
with a White Castle slider and a breakfast’s worth of cured meats. Game over.

Get Your $1 French Beer Right Here

Happy Bastille Day weekend. Now, as you know, July 14 is the day that the French did something so important
that once a year, bistros around the world lose their minds. In this case, by offering French beer for a
buck and a $25 three-course meal. Vive la beer.